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SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 (P202272)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 020858

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

envelope
obverse
1. 4(u) 8(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze ur5-ra erin2-na
blank space
seal impression
3. i3-dub a-sza3-mah-ta
4. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
5. kiszib3 al-la dumu ku5-da
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
blank space
seal impression
2. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. al-la
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ku5-da
4. nu-banda3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:
unopened envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 49.0 wide × 34.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
unopened envelope

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: SEL 34-36 (pp. 269-285), 265 no. 05

[Notizia2017-19SEL34/36] Notizia, Palmiro. 2017-19. “I Prestiti Še Ur5-Ra Di Periodo Neo-Sumerico Da Ĝirsu-Lagaš. Gli Anni Šulgi 12-39 e Nuove Fonti Documentarie.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 34–36: 269–85.
history: BagM 28 (pp. 97-183), 112 n. 73

[Fischer1997BagM28] Fischer, Claudia. 1997. “Siegelabrollungen Im British Museum Auf Ur-III-Zeitlichen Texten Aus Der Provinz Lagaš; Untersuchung Zu Den Verehrungsszenen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 28: 97–183.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 020858
Accession No.: 1895-10-17, 0898a

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.07.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 16:05:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-24 at 14:26:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2023-07-23 at 11:10:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2021-07-06 at 18:35:17	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (41708)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005439 (composite) (P458149)	Girsu (mod. Tello)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Notes

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“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202272.

SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry (No. P202272). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202272 (Original work published 2002)

SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202272 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202272},
}

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ER  -

“SEL 34-36, 265 No. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202272.

SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry (No. P202272). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202272 (Original work published 2002)

SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202272 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).

@misc{2024SEL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202272},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P202272
LB  - CDLI:P202272
M1  - 2025/5/29/
TI  - SEL 34-36, 265 no. 05 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P202272
ER  -

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